I want to preface by saying -
This is what you get when its writer's claim to fame is having produced/written/done voices for Sabrina the Teenage Witch! Coupled with a guy that wrote/produced/stared in King of Queens. And then, this not being enough, this cheap-gag, fart/ fat humour comedy duo get sewn together with Adam Sandler helming the project.
Now, to me, this represents the perfect shit storm. A cacophany of bad jokes, cheap shots and loud yelling.
The plot: When a shopping mall is overtaken by a gang of organized crooks, it's up to the a mild-mannered security guard to save the day.. blah blah fat-ass blah blah heart gold, blah blah, its the inside that counts. Sure, reinforce that image that if your fat and lifeless, stay doing what your doing, happiness will just fall in your gormless, stupid lap in the form of a beautiful witty somebody.
Luckily, some market researching, savvy go-getter has done their homework and found out this appeals to most of America which is why it has scored 146 million at the box office and counting. Considering the paltry 26 million it costs to make, i forsee a Roy schnieder-like career for Kevin James filling the reinforced shoes John Candy left when he died, as the studio sees the dollar signs for little creative or monetary outlay.
Good thing? No
Bad thing?Yes....wait. Mostly, lets leave some room for devine intervention.
But, on a more positive note, its not all bad. It quickly plateaus just above marginally interesting with brief spikes into funnyland and is a nice painless 91 minutes.
I cant seem to pad this out anymore, there just wasnt enough content, not even to dislike. Look, if your really bored, or have kids that are really bored, go see it. Get it out of your system. If you can wait a few more weeks for early releases for American holidays movie season, so it.
This is a perfect example of nothing else being out worth watching at the moment propelling this trash into the junkesphere.
Cheers, and stay tuned!
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Imagine how I feel having to work in a place that shows movies, and we're stuck in this perpetual, seemingly never-ending cycle of movies we have no interest in, or have already seen, but are expected to waste valuable time, unpaid time mind you, watching the mindless trash...
ReplyDeleteBring on US Holiday Season...god dammit!!
It bugged me that the "serious moments" where they tried to convey a message or anything other than humour were so poorly written. Cheese, cheese, cheese.
ReplyDelete'Cacophony' and 'gormless'... Nice. :)
Check out the Observe and Report trailer. Yep, another Mall Cop movie (although this one may have been written by an actual writer - so will reserve judgement).
ReplyDeleteAlso the name Paul Blart Mall Cop is a worry - makes me think they're already setting up for a sequel like 'Paul Blart Real Cop' or something.
Yeah, i have to say Luke(!), it was a dream of mine for quite a while to work in a cinema. The sad fact that not even half of the movies shown are good though makes it a gutsy effort you stay there :-) And im not even that fussy!
ReplyDeleteDale, im with you. It was sad that the sad moments werent even...sad. And the message was confused at best. Im not even sure what sort of positive re-inforcment there was to take out of that. Not just cheese, that cheese in a can that you seem to only be able to buy in the US.
Luke (no !)
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!The power of joking about such things....